VISUAL TRASH: STREET ART, GRAFFITI, ADVERTISING, OH MY!

On the shiny, new gentrified south end of Downtown Los Angeles there are remnants still, old and recent, of the … More

LA LA LAND GRAFFITI : “SICKID” BILLBOARD HUSTLE IN HOLLYWOOD !

Driving around a major U.S. city long enough and you’re bound to see unused billboards that have been hijacked with … More

Here’s an important message we should all heed: “Breathe.” A lovable and small graffiti artwork on the side of a … More

As if 2020 wasn’t a weird, dumpster fire of year already, especially in the United States where political goings-ons of … More

“Wow!” Just “Wow!” That’s what we exclaimed as we approached the stop at the T-intersection in our car. We were … More

This gem of graffiti art references old-school graff writing style and tagging. It is striking and unusual with its combination … More

The story may be apocryphal, but if true — and we believe it is — it’s a telling anecdote about … More

There’s graffiti art in Santa Barbara, California. Pictured here is evidence in the form of a large graffiti throw-up in … More

A funny thing about “art.” Sometimes the happiest of aesthetic accidents happen as a consequence of totally non-artistic impulses. Take … More

Los Angeles graffiti artist-writer “Sickid” decorated this dumpster along Sunset Blvd. in Silver Lake.

On Tuesday, we spied this beautiful work-in-progress graffiti art on the side of the Davy Jones Liquor Locker, a famously … More

This beautiful old-school graffiti art is on a corrugated metal fence next to the Venice Beach offices of an advertising agency … More

We were driving through Leucadia, California recently on a weekend surf trip when this freight train decorated with lots of … More

Atwater Village in Los Angeles is where we found this stencil street art of a cute Sesame Street muppets-like monster … More

This large, energetic graffiti tag art is in the alley behind an old clapboard-style commercial building off Valencia Street in San … More

This crudely painted “Screamface”graffiti is on a sign behind a gas station at the intersection of Lincoln and Venice boulevards in … More

The word “life” spray painted in cursive letters on the back-alley wall of the Brig, a popular bar on trendy … More

We saw this DIY-style “Eat Real Food” billboard from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) while passing through Williamsburg, Brooklyn on the … More

Epic street art mural by the international renowned street-artist duo known as the London Police (TLP) in Amsterdam’s Jordaan neighborhood. … More

Last week we paid another visit to FOAM, the wonderful, influential photography museum in Amsterdam, where there is currently a … More

Miami street art: Wider shot of some stencily stickers and tags on an air duct in the back of the … More